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Dragana E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

le centre de l'attention

Hey,

why is it "et elle détestait particulièrement être le centre de l'attention."

Collins Robert Dictionary and other online sources all say "le centre d'attention"

The de/de la/d'/du is always confusing.

Asked 4 years ago

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Tense choice

If opinions are expressed in the imparfait or plusque parfait, why are the two statements representing “I always loved” and “I always found that magical” in the passé composé?

Asked 6 years ago

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Frank G.A1KwizIQ community member

How do I say I am okay?

How do I say 'I am well'?

Asked 1 year ago

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Walter B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Nothing to do with French, but ...

By GDP La Californie as of 2018 is 50% richer than Le Texas. (Probably why so many French people live in L.A.!)

By median income Le Texas doesn't even make the Top 10. The top 3 are 1. Le New Hampshire 2. Le Minnesota 3. Le Hawaii.

Just thought you would like to know ... :- )

Walter B.

Asked 7 years ago

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Jinn X.B2KwizIQ community member

Why LE instead of DE in Manquer deThe correct answer is posted as “

J'ai manqué le concert de Michael Jackson en 1992 à Paris.” But the lesson says you don’t need partitive pronoun when meaning lack/missing something but you need DE. So why is it “J’ai manqué le concert’ not “J’ai manqué de concert”? Thanks.

Asked 7 years ago

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Andrea N.B2KwizIQ community member

Quel acteur voudrais-tu rencontrer ?

I pressed the report button, and it only opened up another identical page! I only wanted to report to technical staff that i hear an "s" between the end of voudrais and the following tu. This is NOT a question.

Asked 7 years ago

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Jim L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

When one of the subjects is an inanimate object

I'm trying to work out what to do when the two subjects are a person and something inanimate. Basically I want to say "I miss you and Paris" - and can only come up with "Toi et Paris me manquent" which doesn't seem right, or "Toi et Paris me manquez" -which definitely seems wrong! Maybe this is something you just can't say in French?

Asked 5 years ago

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Michalene E.KwizIQ community member

1/3 in French

Why is 1/3 not un troisième? If 1/5 is un cinquième?

Asked 4 years ago

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D. A.B2KwizIQ community member

Partitive vs definite articles

The use of partitive vs definite articles continues to be confusing to me, such as in this phrase in the second to last paragraph, "Un lien d'avenir, grâce à l'engagement ". It is translated as, "A link to the future, thanks to the commitment," . Why is d'avenir used and not à l'avenir? And why à l'engagement and not d'engagement?

Asked 6 years ago

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Lucinda F.KwizIQ community member

How do they speak so fast oh my gosh? Can so somepne please explain?

Asked 5 years ago

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